In this 187th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens.

In this episode we discuss why we are sitting outside: Covid does not transmit outside, and this has been clear for well over three years now. Then we discuss story and storytelling, paths diverging in a wood, and the need for all stories within one universe to reconcile. We discuss narrative, gender ideology, male and female typical modes of engagement, and science. We discuss new research that finds that mammals, but not birds, seem to like fruit that contains alcohol. And we discuss the Cartesian crisis that we are living through, and the Maui fires.

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Theme Music: Thank you to Martin Molin of Wintergatan for providing us the rights to use their excellent music.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide: https://www.huntergatherersguide.com

Daemon Voices: On Stories & Storytelling, by Philip Pullman: https://www.amazon.com/Daemon-Voices-Storytelling-Philip-Pullman/dp/0525521178

The Road Not Taken, by Robert Frost: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44272/the-road-not-taken

Casorso et al 2023. Seed dispersal syndrome predicts ethanol concentration of fruits in a tropical dryforest. Proc Royal Society B 290:20230804: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.0804

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Timestamps:
(00:00) Welcome
(03:05) Sponsors
(13:50) Heather may have COVID
(23:23) Afterword
(31:50) Philip Pullman on Storytelling
(43:43) Gender, sex differences and lived Experience
(01:15:25) Tropical forests
(01:24:30) Seed dispersal
(01:38:25) Cartesian crisis
(01:55:20) Wrap up

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